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American football player (born 1986)
American football player
Chris Pizzotti
Pizzotti at a June 2009 Jets mini-camp
Position:
Quarterback Born: (1986-06-29 ) June 29, 1986 (age 37)
Reading, Massachusetts , USHeight: 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) Weight: 225 lb (102 kg) College:
Harvard Undrafted:
2009
* Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Player stats at
NFL.com
Chris Pizzotti (born June 29, 1986) is a former
American football
quarterback . He was signed by the
New York Jets as an
undrafted free agent in 2009. He played
college football at
Harvard .
Pizzotti was also a member of the
Green Bay Packers .
Early years
Pizzotti attended
Reading Memorial High School in Reading, Massachusetts.
College career
Pizzotti attended Harvard University where he majored in Economics. He was selected First-team All-Ivy League in 2007 and 2008.
Professional career
New York Jets
After going undrafted in the
2009 NFL Draft , Pizzotti was signed by the New York Jets as an
undrafted free agent on May 1, 2009.
[1] He was waived on August 15, 2009. He was re-signed on August 21,
[2] only to be waived again on August 30.
Green Bay Packers
On December 9, 2009, Pizzotti was signed to the
Green Bay Packers
practice squad after the team lost former practice squad quarterback
Mike Reilly
[3] after Reilly was signed to the
St. Louis Rams active roster.
[4] On January 11, 2010, Pizzotti was signed to reserve/future contract.
On May 20, 2010, the Packers released Pizzotti and signed
Graham Harrell .
[5]
References
Further reading
Nesbitt, Andy (August 21, 2003).
"All football, all the time" .
The Boston Globe . Retrieved February 10, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
Nesbitt, Andy (May 16, 2004).
"Reading's Pizzotti holds his own in talented band of brothers" . The Boston Globe . Retrieved February 10, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
Benbow, Julian (August 31, 2006).
"Pizzotti steps into new role in stride" . The Boston Globe . Retrieved February 10, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
Holmes, Baxter (August 28, 2008).
"Extra credit applied" . The Boston Globe . Retrieved February 10, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
Heyman, Brian (May 4, 2009).
"As Jets Focus on Sanchez, Harvard's Pizzotti Hopes for Second Look" .
The New York Times . Retrieved February 10, 2021 .
Sweeney, Dan (August 8, 2009).
"Pizzotti scrambling to earn backup job" .
The Ithaca Journal . Retrieved February 10, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
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